A Hard Lesson. The Screenplay

A teacher takes on the pupil from hell only to learn what treachery means.

This screenplay adapted from the novel of the same name tells the story of tenacious teacher, Sarah who takes on Josh, the pupil from hell.

She soon learns things aren’t what they seem regarding her boyfriend Frank who belongs to a parasitical criminal clique headed by psychopath, Kurt.

When Josh becomes suspect to a stabbing, Sarah finds herself torn between her duty and facing her greatest fear, not least Kurt himself.

A psychological thriller with sexual chemistry at its core, this screenplay runs approximately 100 minutes if made for screen.